Saturday, April 8, 2017

A Second Chance: How An Educator Helped My Trans Son Find His Greatness

Recently
I had the opportunity to thank someone who I believe changed the course
of my child’s future. I didn’t realize it completely, until the moment
when Dr. David Vannasdall walked into the room and tears began to roll
down my face. He is the superintendent of a local school district and we
had been brought together to film Diane Sawyer’s 20/20 Special
following up on Caitlin Jenner’s story and talking about transgender
issues.

But let me begin at the beginning . . . .
Ten years ago, my daughter announced to me, “I am not going back to
school.” I was devastated, because she was a senior in high school and
had 6 months to graduate. My position at the time was a director of
educational programs for a dropout recovery charter school. And here I
was faced with a child who was ready to drop out. (Read More)

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I am a wife and a mother of two sons, Aiden and Stefen. By day I am an educational consultant and advocate for the LGBT community. My other passion is to share stories about healing and hope through my writing and speaking.